This new burger location in Rancho Cucamonga, California was constructed in September 2016, and features Kurapia sod. Winter temperature has dropped to as low as 50°F, but the Kurapia has retained its rich green color and some of its flowers are still visibly in bloom. The shaded areas beneath the...
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Exceptional Drought Continues in Southern California

11.19.2016 | Category, News

According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, exceptional drought continues in about 20% of California, with widespread drought in the southern part of the state. Exceptional drought is classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor as a category D4, which is the highest of five categories of drought severity...
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An article written by the Holmby-Westwood Property Owners’ Association (“HWPOA”) – an association serving 1100 homes within the City of Los Angeles – cautions against replacing lawns with artificial grass after conducting a thorough study. Due to the unknown long term environmental impa...
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Second Burger Chain Installation

10.29.2016 | Category, News

Our second installation of Kurapia sod at a famous fast food burger chain in Torrance, CA! The existing turf was replaced with drought tolerant Kurapia in order to help conserve water. Kurapia at Famous Burger Chain ...
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Landscape Expo Long Beach

10.19.2016 | Category, News

For the fourth year in a row, Kurapia attended the 2016 Landscape Expo from October 19 – 20 at the Long Beach Convention Center – the largest annual landscaping convention in California. During the show, many landscaping professionals visited the Kurapia booth. There has been a growing intere...
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Kurapia at Famous Burger Chain

10.17.2016 | Category, News

Kurapia sod installed in April 2016 at a famous burger fast food chain in Glendora, CA performs well. Drought tolerant Kurapia was selected to replace the existing turf. As a result of the positive response, another location will be installed with Kurapia later this month. [caption id="attachment...
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UC Riverside Field Day

09.15.2016 | Category, News

At the UC Riverside Field Day held on Sept. 15, 2016, Dr. Jim Baird, UC ANR CE Associate Specialist, Dept. of Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside, introduced Kurapia groundcover as a turf alternative and good option for severe drought conditions. Dr. Baird explained Kurapia’s characteristics, ...
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heavy clouds and rain pass over downtown Los Angeles on Friday, April 8, 2016. The first of two weather systems has brought showers to Southern California but rainfall has been scattered and mostly light. The National Weather Service says radar shows sho...
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More than 42 percent of California remains under exceptional drought after last week's El Niño-influenced stormsBy Jonathan LloydThis week's California Drought Monitor shows only a 2 percent improvement to the exceptional drought category -- the most severe -- in Northern California following ...
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Water Boards Fact Sheet

02.04.2016 | Category, News

Conclusion No one knows how the future will unfold. While the State may return to “normal,” or even to above average hydrologic water conditions in 2016 or 2017, such an outcome is far from certain, nor is it certain that one year of average or above-average water conditions will relieve the ...
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